Where Was Backcountry Filmed?

Production took place from October through November 2013. The film was shot in Powassan, Ontario and Caddy Lake, Manitoba and was funded by Telefilm Canada and Northern Ontario Heritage Fund.

Is Backcountry true story?

“Backcountry” includes a brief notice that it's based on a true story, and Mr. MacDonald has said he was partly inspired by an Ontario couple's real-life wilderness nightmare.

Did they use a real bear in Backcountry?

MacDonald wanted as real a feel as possible and used intimate close-ups of the animal. One shot from inside a tent shows the bear's head poking in. The filmmakers used real bears, not animatronic ones.